Ecosmart mode cycle duration?

[patchesj]

How long do these cycles last before repeating the pattern?

 

[Alex Y EcoTech]

Patches,

Nutrient Transport Mode lasts for 75 minutes, and Tidal Swell Mode lasts for 2.5 hours.

 

[patchesj]

Excellent. That would probably be good info to have posted somewhere online or in the docs (unless I missed it...).

Thanks

 

[NTP66]

Is that accurate? I was just told (by Ecotech) that NTM and Tidal Swell last 150 minutes for a full cycle, with the other random modes being 60 minutes total.

 

[patchesj]

Hmm.. Well, I'm sure I don't want to sit here and watch the controllers for 3 hours to make sure.

I'm not sure that it matter too much, but would be nice to have a solid answer from Ecotech.

 

[patchesj]

OK, so I think both answers are correct... If you look at the picture of the modes, NTM repeats twice during the same time frame. So 150 minutes for the full TSM and 75x2 for NTM.

http://ecotechmarine.com/ecosmart/vortech-ecosmart-driver/ecosmart-modes/

 

[NTP66]

The quick start manual shows 150 minutes for both. However, and I'm just noticing this now, it looks like NTM will run two cycles that are identical, 75 minutes each. So, I guess the answer is half-correct?

 

[patchesj]

It looks like we both reached the same conclusion at the same time...

 

[NTP66]

It looks like we both reached the same conclusion at the same time...

Yep, but I noticed something else, as well. It looks like a different pump finishes NTM for each 75 minute cycle. In my case, I want my master pump on the right side to finish last so that it pushes everything towards my offset center overflow. The diagram in the quick start guide looks like the back pump (if you have one) will finish last:

That being said, how would you setup the pumps so that the master was used last?

 

[patchesj]

It looks to me like the master pump is indicated in the "back" of the picture. It looks like it runs from 45-75 minutes at full output.